by Brian | Oct 21, 2014 | Recipes
It’s the perfect confluence of words: tomato, chile, and jam. This is a universal food. Almost. I would not be putting this jam on my breakfast toast, actually. It has more sizzle than I want to start my day with. But, on a toasted slice of bread with goat...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2013 | Recipes
I was in an upscale cheese store in Midtown. A great store we know well. A jar labeled “Tomato Jam” caught my eye. I knew that I could convince Suzen to take it home since it said “tomato” and the “jam” part would just slip past her. Particularly if I mumbled over the...
by Brian | Dec 13, 2012 | News
Suzen and I are quite adamant about making everything ourselves. We buy raw ingredients, of course, but we really love the freshness that comes from our kitchen instead of a bottle, or jar, or package. On the other hand, there are things that we must buy because there...
by Brian | Jul 1, 2012 | News, Shopping
Suzen and I are in Portland, Oregon visiting relatives. We met with an old friend, Delores Custer, author of the fabled Food Styling book. Delores took us on a grand tour of the Saturday farmers market in the South Park Blocks of downtown Portland. Now, I do...
by Brian | Mar 6, 2012 | Recipes
Did you ever have someone give you an absolutely perfect dish? And you were going to get that recipe from them? And then, most sadly, they passed away? You remember their face and their laughter. You remember their tomato conserve that was a miracle. Suzen and...
